1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Notice about the responsible party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected on the one hand by providing it to us. This may be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. These are mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure an error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of such data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke your consent at any time for the future. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time for this or for any other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be evaluated statistically. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

Mittwald

We host our website at Mittwald. The provider is Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co. KG, Königsberger Straße 4-6, 32 339 Espelkamp (hereinafter: Mittwald).

Details can be found in Mittwald’s privacy policy: https://www.mittwald.de/datenschutz.

The use of Mittwald is based on Art. 6 para. 1 bed. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If a corresponding consent has been obtained, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 bed. a GDPR; consent is revocable at any time.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the responsible body

The body responsible for data processing on this website is:

Topcod Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

Wilhelm-Becker-Str. 11a

75 179 Pforzheim

Telephone: +49 (0) 7231 155 37 14

E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been mentioned in this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after those reasons no longer apply.

Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure in terms of data protection. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in those third countries. We would like to point out that a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU cannot be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are required to disclose personal data to security authorities without you being able to take legal action as the data subject. Therefore, it cannot be excluded that US authorities (e.g. secret services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no control over these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR) 

WHEN THE PROCESSING OF DATA BASED ON ART. 6 para. LIT 1. E OR F DSGVO, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, FROM THE REFERENCE OF YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION, AGAINST THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA INCLUDED; THIS also applies to A PROFILING BASED ON THIS PROVISIONS. THE EVERY LEGAL BASIS OF WHICH A PROCESSING INSTRUCTIONS DETAILS FROM THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT. IF YOU ACCOMMODATION, WE WILL NOT PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA REQUIRED, IT IS THAT, WE CAN CONTROLLY PROTECTED REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING CONCERNING YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR PROCESSING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (CONTRACTION)  REFERRED TO ART. 21 (1) GDPR).

WHERE YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTACT THE PROCESSING OF THE PERSONS INSTRUCTED DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE ADVERTISING; THIS also applies to PROFILING WHILE IT IS CONCERNED WITH such DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU DISCLAIMER, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NOT BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSE (CONTACT IN ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of a violation of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged violation. The right of appeal is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract delivered to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only take place to the extent technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, deletion and correction

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of such data. You can contact us at any time for this or for further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the examination, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data has taken place/happens illegally, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be made between your and our interests. As long as it is not clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may only be processed with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Objection to promotional e-mails

The use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.

Some third party cookies may also be stored on your device when you enter our site (third party cookies). These allow us or you to use certain third-party services (e.g. cookies to process payment services).

Cookies have different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behaviour or display advertising.

Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions that you wish (functional cookies, e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimise the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 bed. f GDPR stored unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the cookies concerned is solely based on that consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Insofar as cookies are used by third parties or for analysis purposes, we will inform you separately in the context of this data protection declaration and, if necessary, request your consent.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

Browser type and browser version

Operating system used

Referrer URL

Hostname of the accessing computer

Time of the server request

IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 bed. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose the server log files must be recorded.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 bed. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Enquiry by e-mail, phone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request including all personal data (name, request) resulting from it will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not share this information without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 bed. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data that you send to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with enhanced data protection

This website includes videos from YouTube. The website is operated by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in advanced data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode prevents YouTube from storing information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the forwarding of data to YouTube partners is not necessarily excluded by the extended data protection mode. Whether you are watching a video, YouTube connects to the Google DoubleClick network.

As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device after starting a video or use similar recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). This allows YouTube to receive information about visitors to this website. This information is used, inter alia, to collect video statistics, to improve user-friendliness and to prevent fraud.

If necessary, further data processing operations may be triggered after the launch of a YouTube video, over which we have no control.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 bed. f GDPR give. If a corresponding consent has been obtained, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 bed. a GDPR; consent is revocable at any time.

For more information about data protection at YouTube, please refer to their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. By doing so, Google becomes aware that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google WebFonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 bed. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 bed. a GDPR; consent is revocable at any time.

If your browser does not support Web Fonts, a default font is used by your computer.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. Provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether the data entry on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is made by a person or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor on the basis of different characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, length of time the website visitor has spent on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not advised that an analysis is taking place.

Data is stored and analysed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 bed. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If a corresponding consent has been obtained, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 bed. a GDPR; consent is revocable at any time.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA can be found in the Google Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de